Mary Therese Jonas Roberts, age 91 of Eustis, FL, died on December 28, 2019 in Orlando. Mary was born April 15, 1928 to Urban and Florence (Dixon) Jonas in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Middle child of five she grew up with "lots of love". In 1950 she married the love of her life Egbert Roberts. Together they shared 51 years of race cars, football, family, and love.
Mary enjoyed her church, bowling, playing cards, working on cars (her niece even wrote a college paper about that!), and puttering in her yard. Mary always had a story to tell the youngsters about racing, dinner with someone special, street cars on Lincoln Avenue, or about where she grew up. She thought nothing about driving around Milwaukee for hours pointing everything out. She loved Usingers Restaurant and good food.
Mary made pie crust from scratch and had the best standing rib roast. She loved to knit and gave beautiful Green Bay Packer blankets as gifts. She loved her family more than anything and would tell anyone who would listen "We had a wonderful life, we were lucky".
Mary was predeceased by her beloved husband Bob, her sister Margaret Tutaj, her brother-in-law Melvin Schmitz, brother Urban Jonas Jr., son-in-law Anthony Burke, niece Theresa Jonas Moede, nephew Scott Przybylowski, and nephew Michael Jonas.
Mary leaves behind her sister Elizabeth Schmitz, sister-in-law Teresa Jonas, brother James (Jim) Jonas and wife Judith (Dolly), brother-in-law Jerome (Jerry) Tutaj, children: Robert Roberts and wife Grace, Mary (Roberts) Burke, Margaret (Germain) and partner Guy, and Susan Roberts-Musgrove and husband Tim. Her Grandchildren Sarah (Germain) Bartlett and husband Paul, Karla (Roberts) Mielke and husband Todd, Vicki (Roberts) Jicha and husband David, Daniel Roberts and wife Debbie. Her 8 great grandchildren and 8 great-great grandchildren. Many nieces, nephews, and extended family who gather at the Cousin's Picnic.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Alzheimer's Association
https://act.alz.org
.